November 10, 2016 / Front Page

The Georgia Class A power rankings mess set everybody back in their planning for the first round of state playoffs which begin this week, but after all was finally done, as both Washington-Wilkes and Lincoln County had already figured, the two archri More...

Some 365 thank you letters from Washington-Wilkes students will be sent to troops overseas in time for Thanksgiving as the result of a campaign organized by Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapters at W-WCHS and W-WMS. More...

This Christmas season as in years past, the Wilkes County unit of the Salvation Army needs local bell-ringers and donations to help meet ever-growing needs of struggling people in Washington-Wilkes. More...

These are hard words to write. After being healthy all my life, I’ve got to take a break from working to fight this cancer that has invaded my brain, stealing my words from me and, if not fought, will eventually kill me. More...

This is a debut novel by a young woman who was born in Ghana, raised in Alabama, and lives now in California. In Homegoing, she has written a remarkable story of multiple generations of the same family in the U.S. and in Africa. More...

Funeral services for James “Jim” Callaway Burton, 75, were held at the First Baptist Church of Washington at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 6, with Rev. Preston Sanders and Rev. Kevin Madden officiating. More...

Memorial services for Earl Raymond Leavenworth, 68, of Winton Lane in Washington, were held on Wednesday, November 2, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Thomas Hall officiating. He died Sunday, October 30, at his home. More...

Stephanie Nicole Swinson and Jonathan Mays of Perkins were united in marriage in a beautiful ceremony Thursday, October 20, at five o’clock in the afternoon at Forsyth Park Inn in Savannah. Rev. More...

Rachel Kay Vandergriff of Athens and Michael Darren Pharr of Washington exchanged wedding vows in an outdoor double-ring ceremony Saturday, October 8, at two-thirty in the afternoon at the home of Ashley and Ames Barnett in Washington. More...

Though no strictly Wilkes County positions were up for grabs in Tuesday’s General Election, voter turnout was extremely heavy at over 77 percent and nearly half of the votes cast (4,513) were cast early (2,150 plus 191 absentees). More...

Saturday’s “I’d Rather Be in Tignall” Festival – in addition to all the fun, food, and activities – will feature great music including ­Wilkes County’s rising country music singer Chris Rogers, who will be pl More...

The Kiwanis Club of Washington congratulated the top academic achievers in the junior class at Washington-­Wilkes Comprehensive High School, recognizing them for being in the top 10 percent of their More...

With the big unveiling for this year’s Christmas tree on The Square set for Tuesday, November 22, students at both Washington-­Wilkes Primary School and Elementary School still need the raw materials to make ornaments to decorate the tree.&nbsp More...

John’s Gospel says, “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3: 17) What causes God to feel the way He does toward mankind even though we have all sinned in More...